Lot 745
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Newfoundland, 1857, 1d-1s Composite die proof in black (1P10-Ba-9P10-Ba), from Perkins & Bacon trade sample sheet pulled from plate 1A; intact left half of sheet (right half contained eight stamps from Cape of Good Hope, Chile, Ceylon and Western Australia), fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE COMPOSITE PROOF, MOST OF WHICH HAVE LONG SINCE BEEN CUT INTO INDIVIDUAL PROOFS.
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| Realized $5,250 |
